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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls

Date: 1900
Description: A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a...
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Fire Company Wagon

Date: 1868
Description: The first ladder wagon of Capitol Hook and Ladder Company #1 posed at the corner of Pinckney and Main streets to show off the length of the wagon and the 4...
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Bill Carow Olympic Skater

Date: 02 05 1955
Description: Fireman Bill Carow, member of the 1956 United States Olympic Ice Speed Skating Team.
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Olympic Skater Bill Carow with Son

Date: 01 04 1955
Description: Fireman Bill Carow, member of the 1955 United States Olympic Ice Speed Skating Team, lacing his son's, Michael Carow, skates.
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Men Gathered Around International Fire Truck

Date: 1917
Description: A group of distinguished men in hats, coats and suits are standing around an International fire truck.
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Fred L. Peabody

Date: 04 30 1947
Description: Madison retired fire chief, Fred L. Peabody, on his 85th birthday.
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Fire at Pyramid Motor Company

Date: 03 02 1950
Description: State Journal photographer Arthur M. Vinje, camera in hand, arrives at the scene of the fire at the Pyramid Motor Company, 434 West Gilman Street, to take ...
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Hook and Ladder Competition

Date: 10 23 1923
Description: A group of men, possibly fire fighters, appear poised to take part in a hook and ladder competition. A Red Baby truck and other vehicles are parked nearby....
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Montreal Fireman's Association

Date: 1935
Description: View of sixteen men members of the Montreal Fireman's Association, most wearing uniforms and hats, next to an early fire truck.
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Police — Firemen Chief's Trophy

Date: 06 23 1954
Description: Madison Fire Chief Edward Page, left, and Police Chief Bruce Weatherly hold the new Chief's Trophy that will go to the winner of an upcoming police-fireman...
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Theresa Firemen

Date: 11 1995
Description: "Theresa Firemen were honored for their many years of service."
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Madison Fire Captain Nason Honored

Date: 12 06 1958
Description: Fire Captain Maurice Nason, seated at the head of the table, was honored at a dinner in recognition of his being elected president of the State Association...
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Maple Bluff Fire Department Honored

Date: 01 14 1960
Description: Madison Fire Chief Edward Page, center, presents a plaque from the International Fire Chiefs Association to Maple Bluff's volunteer fire department for ach...
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Chief Clancy in an Open Car

Date: 1915
Description: Chief Thomas A. Clancy of the Milwaukee, Wis. Fire Department, with others, posed in an open touring car, as though for a parade.
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International Harvester Scout Fire Truck

Date: 10 15 1964
Description: International Harvester Scout fire truck. Original caption reads: "Photograph MW-441-- A fire-fighting adaptation of the Scout by International has been pl...
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Fire in the Wisconsin Building

Date: 01 13 1914
Description: A policeman, center, keeping an eye on bystanders as firemen on ladders fight a fire at the Wisconsin Building on State Street. The building housed the Com...
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Fire Fighters Carrying Stretcher into Home

Date: 03 23 1929
Description: Two fire fighters are carrying a stretcher from an ambulance into a home. A man wearing a coat, suit and hat is standing in the open door.
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Eldon Fremming, Deputy Fire Marshall

Date: 04 23 1959
Description: Portrait of Eldon Fremming, Wausau, recently sworn in as the new state deputy fire marshall.
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Meeting of the City Police and Fire Commission

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Slightly elevated view of several people sitting around a table with papers in front of them. Caption reads: "Meeting of City Police and Fire Commission. 7...

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